![]() ![]() "They don't have a shelf-life, as such," says James Newman of the National Videogame Arcade (NVA) in Nottingham. The truth is that no one knows for sure how long floppy disks can actually last. If you ever left your floppies too close to a strong magnetic source, like an old CRT monitor, you'll no doubt be familiar with the problem.Įven without exposure to a magnet, the data on floppy disks will de-magnetise over time - a phenomenon called 'bit rot'. ![]() The trouble with storing data using magnetic polarities, though, is that it's very easy to de-magnetise the disk. The binary game code is stored on this disc in the form of opposite magnetic polarities - one polarity for 1 and the other for 0. Inside the hard plastic case is a floppy, round, plastic disc with a magnetic coating. But if you were to dig out your old Amiga from the loft and try to load up Cannon Fodder, Pinball Fantasies, Zool or any other of the machine's classic titles, there's a very good chance they won't work.īar a few late CD releases for the Amiga 1200, almost all Amiga games came on 3.5-inch floppy disks - a notoriously unreliable medium. The Amiga 500 came out just over 30 years ago, seeing as many as 6000 games released across its lifespan and that of its two immediate successors, the Amiga 600 and Amiga 1200. ![]()
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